Recipes

Simple Syrup Variations

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 9:38:59 AM America/New_York

1 Cup White Granulated Sugar 1 Cup water Combine Ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Allow to cool completely. Makes 1 1/3 cups. Flavor Options: Citrus Syrup: Add 1 Tbsp fresh zest of lemon, lime, or orange, and allow to come to a boil together. Allow rind to remain in syrup and steep until cool. Strain and use as needed. Vanilla Syrup: Split a vanilla bean, scrape seeds into sugar mixture, also add bean rind. Allow to come to a boil, and remain in syrup as it cools. Strain and use as needed. Liquor Flavored Syrup: Decrease water amount added to 3/4 cup. Bring to a boil and allow to cool as usual. After cooling, add 1/4 cup of any liquor you would like to flavor with (Grand Marnier, Licorice, Raspberry, Coffee, etc.). Use as needed. Coffee Syrup: Replace water with 1 cup brewed coffee. Bring to boil and cool as usual. Use as needed. Pick a flavor Syrup: Once your syrup has cooled, you may add any flavor of LorAnn flavorings that Sweet Wise offers to your syrup to enhance the flavor of your syrup. Champagne, Cotton Candy, Guava, etc. The choices are endless! Flavor to taste; remember these flavors are very strong!